Those of us who question the official theory of 9/11 and its insistence that planes with passengers were used to crash into buildings frequently face a question of our own: where did the passengers go? This is one of a number of articles I have written on this topic and the topic is one I will speak on in June at the Vancouver Hearings.

The Official Story – United 175

According to the official version of events, fifty-six people, including the crew members, boarded United 175 on the morning of September 11, 2001. The flight took off from Boston Logan airport with Los Angeles as its destination.

During the flight, five hijackers took over the aircraft and breached the cockpit and took over the controls. Some of the passengers made calls to family members. Ultimately, the plane crashed into the World Trade Center (south building), killing everyone on board and some people who were in the building.

Investigators found human remains at the World Trade Center and the immediate area and declared that the remains matched DNA samples given by the passengers' families. A copy of the manifest shows the names of passengers who took the flight.

Facts That Contradict the Official Story

The plane said to be United 175 flew over Pennsylvania after it allegedly hit the World Trade Center. No source independent of the government has identified remains of any of the flight’s passengers.

No debris from the scene at the World Trade Center has ever been traced by serial number to the plane that allegedly flew on 9/11 as Flight 175.

Similarities of United 175 to United 93

As with Flight 93, ACARS messages were sent to Flight 175 that indicate that the plane was heading far away from its “crash” scene. Pilots for 9/11 Truth discovered that the plane said to be Flight 175 was tracked in western Pennsylvania several minutes after it allegedly struck the World Trade Center. It is possible that United 175 also landed in Cleveland near the same time that United 93 did, with similar issues arising as to what then happened to the passengers.

There were fewer alleged phone calls from United 175, but the calls, echoing the same story as the calls from United 93, were about hijackers. Furthermore, according to phone records, one of the callers, Peter Hanson, spoke past the time that the “crash” happened!

The Official Story – American 77

According to the official version of events, sixty-four people, including the crew members, boarded American 77 on the morning of September 11, 2001. The flight took off from Dulles airport with Los Angeles as its destination.

During the flight, five hijackers took over the aircraft and forced the passengers to the back of the aircraft. Some of the passengers, including famed political commentator Barbara Olson, made calls to family members. Ultimately, the plane crashed into the Pentagon, killing everyone on board and some people who were in the building.

Investigators found human remains at the Pentagon and the immediate area and declared that the remains matched DNA samples given by the passengers' families. A copy of the manifest shows the names of passengers who took the flight.

Facts That Contradict the Official Theory

Media sources reported within days of 9/11 that American 77 took off ten minutes late but no source named what gate it left from.

Researcher Elias Davidsson asked American Airlines for permission to interview employees who saw the passengers off but the airlines denied the request on grounds of privacy.

No source independent of the government has identified remains of any of the flight’s passengers.

No debris from the scene at the Pentagon has ever been traced by serial number to the plane that allegedly flew on 9/11 as Flight 77.

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) originally did not show American Airlines Flights 11 and 77 as having been scheduled or having taken off on September 11, 2001. The late researcher Gerard Holmgren identified this fact and made it public on November 13, 2003.

By 2004, the BTS records showed something completely different about these flights. The new explanation said the following:

On September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight #11 and #77 and United Airlines #93 and #175 were hijacked by terrorists. Therefore, these flights are not included in the on-time summary statistics.

David Ray Griffin revealed that American Airlines Flight 77 did not even have air phones. Furthermore, the records of alleged air phone calls from American 11 and 77 are not specific as to the seat from which the calls were made, making even stronger the possibility the records were concocted.

As for Barbara Olson, the FBI records reveal that one call was made during the time of American 77 to the Justice Department (where Olson’s husband Ted worked as the Solicitor General) but that the call was “unconnected.”

What Happened to Those Who Were Officially on the Flight?

With no facts of any flight, passengers or phone calls, it is obvious the whole story of American Airlines 77 is fiction. The best start for analysis is with the alleged passengers.

The most famous person allegedly on the plane was Barbara Olson. Theories range as to her whereabouts. Some say she was killed off by the plotters while others say she went away, perhaps to come back later with a new identity.

Hypothesis I: Olson was killed

Reasonable Doubts: Olson could have been an asset to the plotters alive. As a political commentator, she knew the media well and could have advised them as to where to “place” stories supporting the official theory. Also, the plotters would have had trouble convincing Ted Olson to go along with the plan to tell a false story about Olson’s calls unless they could assure him his wife would live.

Hypothesis II: Olson lived

Reasonable Doubts: If a publicly well-known “passenger” like Olson ever showed up, the official story would collapse. Keeping her alive would be a great risk to the plotters.

If the plotters approached Ted Olson, or if he was with the plotters, then it seems reasonable to believe that the parties worked out a deal whereby Ted would agree to tell the media about Barbara’s phone calls from the plane and to include statements from her about box cutters and knives. The plotters would agree to place Barbara safely with a new identity.

MOST LIKELY SCENARIO: Barbara survived September 11, 2001. It is highly unlikely that an “insider” like Ted Olson would tell lies to the public about a flight that did not exist unless he could get something in return. Barbara had enough of a profile to command leverage as well. She and Ted made a deal that allowed Barbara to go somewhere else with a new identity.

About Lady Booth Olson

In October 2006, Ted Olson, having left the Bush Administration and gone into private practice, married Lady Booth, a tax attorney from Kentucky.

Questions about Booth’s lack of public background before the two met in 2002 and pictures side-by-side of her and Barbara Olson have driven speculation whether the two identities are really of the same person. An affirmative answer to this question will never, for obvious reasons, be proven or acknowledged. Whatever the case with her identity or identities, it is highly unlikely that Barbara Olson perished on September 11, 2001.

The Official Story – American 11

According to the official version of events, eighty-one people, including the crew members, boarded American 11 on the morning of September 11, 2001. The flight took off from Boston Logan airport with Los Angeles as its destination.

During the flight, five hijackers took over the aircraft by breaching the cockpit. Two of the flight attendants, Amy Sweeney and Betty Ong, made calls to American Airlines and reported the hijacking and injuries to passengers. Ultimately, the plane crashed into the World Trade Center (north building), killing everyone on board.

Investigators found human remains at the World Trade Center and the immediate area and declared that the remains matched DNA samples given by the passengers' families. A copy of the manifest shows the names of passengers who took the flight.

Facts That Contradict the Official Theory

No source independent of the government has identified remains of any of the flight’s passengers.

No debris from the scene at the World Trade Center has ever been traced by serial number to the plane that allegedly flew on 9/11 as Flight 11.

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) originally did not show American Airlines Flights 11 and 77 as having been scheduled or having taken off on September 11, 2001. The late researcher Gerard Holmgren identified this fact and made it public on November 13, 2003.

By 2004, the BTS records showed something completely different about these flights. The new explanation said the following:

On September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight #11 and #77 and United Airlines #93 and #175 were hijacked by terrorists. Therefore, these flights are not included in the on-time summary statistics.

The records of alleged air phone calls from American 11 and 77 are not specific as to the seat from which the calls were made, making even stronger the possibility the records were concocted.

Conclusion

Of the three flights, two were unscheduled and never recorded officially as having taken off; and one flew far away from the site where the official story says it crashed. With these facts in mind, it is hard to take the idea of passengers on any of the planes seriously.

As for American 77 and American 11, there were clearly no flights and thus no passengers. The names we have been given could be the names of real people who went underground, the names of real people who died either prior to or on 9/11 or the names of people who do not exist.

But they certainly did not fly on those planes on that day and this fact forms one more nail in the official story coffin.

5/23/14 - Read Dean Hartwell's new essay "Questions and Answers about the Alleged Passengers of 9/11"

Yea, the victims never existed. And a life-long family friend was just a figment of our imaginations--who called from the airport before leaving on a flight that never existed. In order to believe any of this, you have to: 1)believe that an aircraft flying in excess of 500 mph into a structure and then suffering fuel explosions and fire would leave "serial number" evidence behind, 2) that "DNA evidence" was something that, in 2001, was commonly gathered and investigated by anything other than a government entity or at a government request, 3) That all the administrative paperwork for all the involved airlines at all the involved airports were all in error, including insurance records for people who purchased flight insurance prior to their flights, and 4) that the thousands of friends, families, and coworkers of the victims are actually part of the greatest conspiracy ever conceived, let alone perpetrated.

Of course, write whatever you want. But I haven't seen a shred of evidence that holds up to the light of day or the scales of reason that even hints at some conspiracy that took our dear friend from us.

Thank you for your reply. Perhaps you are willing to answer a few questions before I respond to the rest of what you say:

1) To what "life-long family friend" do you refer?
2) What flight do you say they were on?

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Jesse

07/18/2013 07:27

Charles your argument doesn't hold water with me. I inspect the rotating hardwear in Aircraft Engines for GE. These parts are made out of forged Inconel, Rene', and Titanium steels. We use CNC machines and carbide tipped tooling because they are very hard metals to machine. We dot peen mark the part number and serial number along with other identifying numbers on every part as required by the FAA. While at full throttle these parts glow orange because of the heat that's generated in a jet engine. And what you're saying is that the fire got so hot it melted our engine parts that weigh several hundred pounds beyond recognition, yet we found DNA? No disrespect but that is the most ignorant claim I have ever heard and I've heard it one too many times unfortunately. That is why this whole 9/11 ordeal stinks to high heaven and makes it obvious to me, an aircraft engines core parts regardless if they're manufactured by RR,PW,or GE, simply do not burn up into thin air. I have yet seen any evidence ...of any engine components.... at any crash site what's so ever . The Government is insulting my intelligence by claiming planes crashed yet produce little to no wreckage , especially not a significant amount of engine wreckage.

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Jim

08/08/2013 06:52

no one was on those planes the were USA military air force planes. they were gray with no windows and had a pod underneath the plane. your buddy got paid out bro. look at the footage that came back from the FBI. why was the rubble burning for 2 week at 2800 degrees. because the pod underneath the plane had white phosphorous in it and you can see the spark before impact. your buddy may be gone or not buT you should yell at your fucking government and not the people seeking the truth.

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Amanda

04/05/2014 07:01

You all are absolutely sickening.

Leftseat

12/14/2013 19:54

I am a commercial pilot for a major carrier. I have a close friend who is an AP who is employed by United at Chicago ORD. He stated very clearly that he worked on one of the United aircraft two weeks after the 9/11 event. He stated the N numbers on the tail were the same as were the logbooks used to record maintanance.
When he bought this to his supervisor's attention, he was told very sternly to remain silent or be fired. Many pilots and aircrew have strong doubts about the 911 events and have been company briefed to make no public statements.

Thank you, Leftseat! The evidence is clear that the planes that were used for the 9/11 United Flights 175 and 93 survived 9/11!

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Nexus789

12/15/2013 21:59

The real issue with 9/11 is that even though there appears to be inconsistencies in the information/data and also behaviours that do not make sense. But there has been no one compelling thing that casts sufficient doubt to create that 'wow' moment in peoples minds.

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dave

04/03/2014 08:51

I made 2 scale models of the twin towers from 3 Canadian 2 Liter milk cartons that have a base of 3 3/4" square. The 3 cartons were perfect to scale, a coincidence that represented the 3 sections of the real towers. Coincidence #2, the scale turned out to be 1/666. Coincidence #3, Canada went metric in 1970 when these towers were under construction.

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Amanda

04/05/2014 06:58

My dad knew Lauren Grandcolas from high school. Lauren was one of the victims on 93. My uncle was also supposed to be a stand-by passenger on that flight, but didn't make it to the airport in time. You should be absolutely ashamed of yourself for posting such insensitive crap, crap that completely dishonors men and women that died that day, and the grieving loved ones they left behind.

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dave

04/11/2014 07:59

Yes, the victims were real, but that is not evidence that justifies the official story as being true. Give your head a shake, it is a dishonor to those victims to not having a fair trial, and a real investigation where all the questions get real answers. Why were so many first responder eye witness accounts swept under the rug? Why was WTC7, a steel structure 130' taller than the great pyramid, collapsed from just office fire? I just don't buy it, and thousands of architects and engineers don't buy it either. Molten iron and eutectic steel, and no explanation...Pull it.

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roman

06/09/2014 05:26

well we have 2 people talking leftseat and amanda it seems like somebody is lying

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Danielle Bastawy

05/30/2014 09:04

what about the producer, David Angell, of Frasier and his wife? They are somewhat famous and died in the first plane to hit the tower.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Angell
I believe that the only conspiracy is that the US government knew this would happen and let it happen so that we had an excuse to go to war in Iraq. It is possible that something was done to the towers prior to the impact so that they would implode and collapse -- I don't know what evidence is real for this. Also, I don't know about whether or not there was a real plane that hit the Pentagon. The evidence isn't readily available. If you want more information, google Susan Lindauer and follow the trail.

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Autumn

06/05/2014 23:17

I was in NYC on 9/11. I saw carnage and pure panic. My husband watched the second plane hit the north tower from his job in nj. A friend of mines mother died in the wtc and my sisters best friends grandma died on flight 93 with her sister in law, both from my town. They were in their 70's and I promise you, she wouldn't have left her grandson or anyone in her family for any government cover up. My friends mother dying in the wtc prompted her younger son to commit suicide on the tenth anniversary. I am a mother of two and the threat of death for revealing my identity in a government conspiracy couldn't keep me from having my kids grow up motherless. You are not thinking rationally. The pain is real and so are those passengers. Please stop using hindsight to stretch truths and "create" ridiculous outcomes from common hiccups in day to day operations in any field, specifically government and airline hospitality. Let me ask you a few questions. Were you in NYC on 9/11? Do you know anyone that you say didn't die but was alleged to?

Autumn,
I was not in New York City on 9/11/01. As to your second question, I assert that no one died on passenger planes that day.
Could you put me I touch with anyone who believes they lost a spouse or a close relative on one of the alleged flights that day?
Dean

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roman

06/09/2014 05:33

did you meet bush too on 9/11?

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Megan

09/04/2014 16:14

I agree completely with Amanda, Charles, and Autumn. Please just respect all who died on 9/11 and those who are still mourning after 13 years. It happened. It's real, whether you believe it or not isn't my problem. But there will always be those who know what happened. And we are still hurting.

Ok, so maybe there was a 'big plan' and conspiracy, but if there was passengers, who I totally believe were real and I think to say they didn't exist is completely ridiculous. And no they weren't paid off either, thats inssne! If it was planned out then it was a very tight group involved, plotters wouldn't have messed with keeping people alive and hoping that they stayed quiet. Nor would they have taken any unnecessary risks at the truth being revealed that would have undermined the whole thing. The buildings collapsing is the biggest mystery to me but I KNOW there were REAL people that were just taken somewhere and then all killed, obviously very unfortunately.

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MC

09/26/2014 01:56

As was reported on the O'Reilly report, organizations like United way have not given any money at all even though they have collected $150 million in the name of the victims. Why? maybe because no proof of death (DNA). 911 was horrifying every one here feels bad about what happened but remember keep looking and don't give-up. Seek and You Find.

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doubting thomas

10/04/2014 20:43

I once worked with someone whose brother was responsible for analyzing the wreckage of flight 93. He claimed the fuselage had clear indicactions that this wreckage, whatever it really was, had bullet holes from the outside in. It was shot down. He said there was no doubt this is what took it down. As for those that lost loved ones as passengers, I do believe they were killed to keep the whole thing "neat and tidy."

This is not the first time we have done something like this. During Vietnam, we bombed one of our ships to gain support for the war.

Another example was when Hitler set fire to his own party office to garner sympathy, while blaming the opposing party. And it won him the election!

Look at how much money changed hands because of 9/11. It just was too much of a coincidence for him to fall into that whole situation. One day we will look back on all of this and feel very betrayed by our government. It is all very Orwellian. "It is not important if we truly are or are not really at war. It is about keeping everyone in a state of fear.". George Orwell 1984.

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Catherine

01/08/2015 12:55

Dean, I think you're amazing the way you pursue truth. In this world we dont question enough and like mindless zombies we believe whatever we are told to believe. There are so many inconsistencies about the events of 9/11. I am totally convinced that there were no planes. Investigations of the so called live footage proves it to be a farce! Look it up yourself on You Tube people and see what aviation and building demolition experts have to say. The outcome will blow your mind! Keep seeking the truth Dean and please continue to share it. Thank you for your braveness. P.s. Funny how everyone seems to know either family of someone who died on 9/11 or them personally, but cant back it up with actual facts.

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darlene

01/28/2015 05:38

It seems to me that there is a lot of covering up and unknowns. But I will say if it was a government conspiracy then all you claiming there were planes and whining about respecting the dead are just as wrong. What about the other close to 3000 that lost their lives? If the government killed thousands that day they should have to answer for every last one. Including the people on those planes. It is clear that even experts have said they doubt the planes theory. No one is dishonoring the dead. Just trying to shed light and give answers to the doubters. If you want to claim dishonor then its on you for not wanting the absolute truth for your loved ones. Don't be blind or stupid to facts and proof.